Last Feathered Friday (at least for a while)

Raccoon in the House

I’m house sitting for my son while he’s away on vacation.  It’s a big house, in the woods, and there’s naturally lots of wildlife.  I’ve mentioned the raccoons on this blog before, a long long time ago.  This is an older photo, but basically the same group that comes to visit.  They are descendants of [...]

I’m So Going to Florida

It’s freezing here this morning, the furnace is on the blink, and I’m headed for Florida this winter! I figure if the birds are smart enough to head south, then I should be too.  I’ll post more when I defrost.

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RBWO

Yesterday wasn’t all that busy as far as numbers go, but we had our high percentage of different species, including this handsome Red-bellied woodpecker.  This bird gets its name from a wash of pale red that appears across the belly, mostly in adult males like this one. 
For a very long time, banders have been using abbreviations [...]

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Meanwhile, Under the Pines…

Banding ground  to a halt for a few days.  My Jeep is in the shop, which meant there was no available vehicle to take into the bear fields, as we need to cross the Puddle of Doom in order to reach the net lanes.  The bander who helps out a couple of times a week was [...]

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